A Leader for PTSD Treatment Centers in Idaho

Therefore, we help you through dual diagnosis treatment. We help you understand and treat your substance abuse disorder. Meanwhile, the dual diagnosis treatment helps uncover the behavioral and mental health issues you’re facing, which includes PTSD.

What Are PTSD Symptoms?

PTSD treatment, whether it’s for processing trauma or learning coping strategies to deal with any co-occurring disorder, is very important. Why? Because if left unchecked, it can lead to debilitating and distressing symptoms like:

Flashbacks

Flashbacks are one of the many forms of PTSD symptoms. This happens when you or someone else struggling with PTSD recalls a traumatic event. It feels like everything is happening all over again, and there’s no way to tackle those intrusive memories.

Such trauma can be triggered by certain sounds or sights, and even smells can leave you trapped in the past. We understand how it feels like you’re trapped and cannot escape the terrifying memories. Therefore, Icarus Idaho offers personalized PTSD therapy options at our treatment center to help you develop coping skills to deal with it.

Nightmares

Another common PTSD symptom that might affect your overall well-being is having nightmares. It’s one of the most common reasons behind people experiencing insomnia – a condition where you’re unable to sleep properly and experience disrupted sleep patterns.

Studies indicate that both older and young adults are at risk of experiencing memory loss (and associated disorders) due to insomnia. Moreover, it affects an individual’s ability to step out of the vicious cycle of PTSD symptoms because not sleeping properly only worsens the condition.

Hyperarousal

This is a state where you experience “heightened alertness.” Your body is constantly on guard, and you are “anticipating” danger, even though there isn’t any apparent threat or indicators of it. With hyperarousal, individuals struggle to react normally and may show exaggerated responses to casual interactions.

Some feel overwhelmed by stress and therefore, react negatively most of the time. On the other hand, it can push some people toward drug or alcohol abuse to numb the debilitating and painful symptoms like headaches and muscle tension.

Avoidance

It is also common among affected individuals to develop avoidance as a coping mechanism to deal with PTSD, depression, or memories related to trauma. While you may find relief from doing so, it is only a short-term fix that leads to co-occurring issues such as deteriorating self-esteem.

For example, if you constantly avoid social gatherings and interactions out of fear of PTSD symptoms, you are at risk of experiencing isolation. In addition, some individuals also develop personality disorders as they find it difficult to integrate into social situations after long periods of isolation.

Emotional Numbness

Some people, especially young people, may develop emotional numbness. They struggle with detachment and related dissociative disorders, which affect their emotional and mental well-being.

As a result, they find processing trauma and dealing with positive emotions extremely difficult. Not only that, they also struggle with connecting to other people and developing bonds.

Mood Swings and Irritability

When you’re dealing with trauma and PTSD symptoms, you may also experience mood swings. One moment, you may feel like you’re on edge, and the next moment, you’ll be completely irritated and angry. This type of fluctuation is very unpredictable and pushes people toward isolation.